Fall Color Status: Maples,
birch and aspen/poplars have started to change.
Many birch in the upper North Shore
area are turning bright yellow along Lake Superior. Generally colors are best for maple
and oak from mid September into early October. Colors for birch and poplar/aspen
are last two weeks of September into mid October. Tamarack
changes to lemon yellow at the end of September into early
October. We report fall colors into two areas; the
lower North
Shore and upper North Shore.
I35 road construction has added 1-2 hours of traffic delays from
Hinckley through Duluth. Try using Hwy 23 which connects Sandstone to Duluth. It
is a very scenic backroad drive and will get you away from the
hustle of I35. Save yourself the aggravation of sitting in stop
and go back-ups. Well worth the extra time.

2008 and 2009 - very late fall colors ended rather abruptly Oct 15th and 17th
as strong fall squalls rolled in. Watching these storms rip
leaves off trees and spin up Lake Superior into huge shore
pounding waves, is a spectacular scene.

>>Keep these things in mind;

Watch out for ticks... we've been finding very small deer ticks
on dogs and people. Hard to believe but, deer ticks are very
active during the warm fall days and often attach in the very private
body areas. Deer ticks are a recent invasive species that has
moved into North Shore areas, possibly from excessive deer
populations. (might be a good place to find an area to deer
hunt.)

Please be courteous to those that don't want to drive as
slow as you. Turn-out in a safe location and let faster traffic
pass. Not everyone is leaf looking. People live and work here
too. Thank you!

FALL COLOR REPORT FOR LOWER NORTH SHORE
/ DULUTH AREA / HWY 61 MILE 0 TO MILE 70>>>Duluth through
Little Marais, which includes
Tettegouche State Park, St.
Louis and Lake Counties. Current Report September 7; use early fall color
routes. Some birch are turning bright yellow
from Silver Bay through upper North Shore along Lake Superior. Awesome time of year to
hike North
Shore trails and explore the area.

FALL COLOR REPORT FOR UPPER NORTH SHORE HWY 61 MILE 70 TO USA / CANADA BORDER
>>>All of Cook County from Schroeder up through Grand Portage,
Gunflint Trail and the Canadian border area. Current
Report September 7; use early fall color routes. Some
birch are turning bright yellow along Lake Superior. Maples are
turning bright red on the Caribou Trail tour and Honeymoon Bluff
tour. Awesome time of year to
hike North
Shore trails and explore the area. Opportunities exist for
wolf watching along Hwy 61, especially at night. Wolf sightings
are on a sharp increase due to incompetent government oversight.
Between 9pm and midnight this week we've seen 6 wolves on Hwy 61 between Grand
Marais and Judge Magney State Park. Wolves are commonly seen on
and along Hwy 61 in Cook County in the; Lutsen area, Cascade River State Park area, up and through
downtown Grand Marais, Colvill, Kadunce River Wayside area,
Judge Magney State Park and
Hovland.